Chapter 660: War of Faith (4)
Not walking by.
A few minutes later, the two strangers came back, opened the door of the pub, and ordered a beer each.
Because Bai Jin said he wanted to try it.
Before this, all the spaces they had been to were basically modern or future, and they had never seen a space like this one that was still developing in the Middle Ages.
Because of their unethical plan of occupying the old enemy's position, the two were unexpectedly leisurely compared to other participants who were eager to recruit believers and expand their territory as soon as they entered.
It was not yet business hours, and the pub was empty with no other customers except them. A young man with light brown hair came out and handed each of them a glass of wine.
The beer that had not yet been refined in the Middle Ages was called beer, but in fact, it tasted more like a complex sweet water, with the rough and straightforward maltose flavor mixed with a bit of the bitter taste of herbs. Bai Jinshu lost interest in this drink after taking a sip. He put the glass aside and listened to the resident singer at the door.
He probably seldom sings songs with sacredness and lightness as the main theme. He sang haltingly throughout the whole process, and from time to time he couldn't help but let out one or two rough sounds. From the song level, it was not pleasant to listen to... It could even be considered hoarse and unpleasant.
But the false god is obviously not interested in the artistic level.
He was very wicked and pointed the camera of the live broadcast room at the bearded man outside the door. His humorous nature was obvious. Unfortunately, after ten minutes, no lucky audience came to share this advanced song.
“Ah,” the false god who failed to share this beautiful singing voice regretfully retracted the camera, shook the wine thrown on the table that he had no interest in drinking, turned around and complained, “If he was singing my praises, I would shut him up right now.”
Not everyone can become this god.
However, although they are both gods with divinity and believers, the one in Hydrania currently seems to be much more prestigious than Wai Jiamu, who could only condescend to control an entire hospital at that time.
Not only were there large open-air ceremonies presided over by members of the royal family, but there were also people everywhere singing praises of his achievements, and there were even hymns and prayers dedicated to him.
On the other hand, at the beginning of Huaijiamu, not to mention the festivals and the royal family, which are things that have no place in socialist countries, the people who sang praises to their great achievements... if the doctors and nurses in the hospital are included, as for the exclusive hymns and prayers, Bai Jinshu has never seen such things.
As for himself, the false god identity card he holds has never had any serious believers. After all, even this godhood was stripped from some unlucky guy by his villain elders. It is a unique and unorthodox way among gods.
Looking at it this way, the difference between the two of them and this God of Tides and Fertility, whose title is so complicated, is simply the difference between a wild gang and a regular army.
"Look at them," Bai Jinshu propped up his chin with one hand, and pointed at a group of gods passing by with fruits in their hands. "And then look at us, especially your believers, tut tut."
Fang Shaoning from the First Hospital usually doesn't offer sacrifices or hold worship services, but when something happens he remembers himself as a god. After leaving the unknown space, he doesn't even burn incense or pray for others.
Bai Jinshu selectively ignored the fact that he had only been in the unknown space for seven days and had not seen Fang Shaoning (original skin) many times. He also didn't know whether he had offered incense to him after leaving. Anyway, compared with this Poseidon, the two of them were indeed a little inferior.
Huai Jiamu:?
The evil god, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly put down his beer glass and continued: "The person you are talking about...seems to have also made tributes."
Bai Jinshu: "Who? Fang Shaoning? What did you give?"
The questions became louder and louder.
Did this person also pay tribute? I haven't heard Huai Jiamu mention this before.
"Before he begged me to replace his skin, he seemed to have submitted a paper..." The evil god thought for a moment, and then he became competitive. "One."
Bai Jinshu: "Huh?"
Bai Jinshu sighed sincerely: "...It is truly a tribute that is ahead of its time."
It is difficult to judge whether this thing is valuable or not. No matter how it was given, the guy must be quite pious anyway.
He silently looked down at the beer in front of Huai Jiamu, which had been finished, and decided to give up the medieval drink in front of him that did not suit his taste. He stood up and stretched: "Let's go and get some information."
They entered this world to fight, not to take a vacation.
Even if their current plan is to occupy the other party's well-laid foundation without any planning, they will inevitably face off against the Sea God himself one day. Now is a good time for them to gather information while the real owner has not noticed that someone is trying to steal his territory.
Bai Jinshu flipped his fingers, took out two copper coins from the counter of the tavern, and placed them on the table as payment for the wine. Then he took Huai Jiamu out with him openly.
The group of believers who had just walked past the tavern entrance with fruits in their hands had disappeared. Bai Jinshu looked around and decided to go to the temple of the sea god with Huai Jiamu first.
According to what the prince on the platform said before, during the period of the festival, people would go to the temple to pray. If one wanted to find out the status of the sea god who had only been here for a few months at most, the easiest way was to go directly to the front of the temple and listen.
With the end of the festival, the previously empty town was now filled with people coming and going. Bai Jinshu and Huai Jiamu followed the crowd according to their previous memories and walked towards the temple. They didn't know which road they took and they got lost. They didn't know where they ended up.
Seeing the buildings and the crowds gradually decreasing, even a fool would realize that he had taken the wrong road. Bai Jinshu shrugged and was about to turn back to find the way to the temple again when he heard someone talking faintly on the road ahead.
"Paganism..." "...disloyalty..." "Father God..."
It sounds like there is something about Poseidon here?
Bai Jinshu turned around and looked at Huai Jiamu, then walked towards the direction where the voice came from.
Walking down the street, the two were about to continue walking down when suddenly, a man in a white robe stopped them.
"Excuse me," the man in white robe who stopped them looked polite, not like a resident of the town, but someone who had received a certain level of cultural education. When he saw the two approaching, he quickly came out from behind and blocked their way. "It's not convenient to go ahead now."
I heard some noise outside, and the faint voices that had been there just now stopped.
This is a bit intriguing.
What kind of things require a group of believers to gather privately to carry out?
"Ah," noticing that the man in white robe seemed to want to hide something, Bai Jinshu pretended to be a lost traveler and made up an excuse, "We are lost. Isn't the square market from here?"
"If you want to go to the market, you're going the wrong way." The man in white robes looked at Bai Jinshu and pointed in the direction they came from. "Go out from here and go all the way to the Honeycomb Mill. When you see the big square, turn right and follow the wheel marks on the ground to find it."
"Okay, I understand." After the conversation ended, the stranger in front of him who was not wearing a white robe did not turn around and leave immediately as he said, but stood there.
"Why are you still standing here?" The man in white robe asked in a strange tone, "This road does not lead to the market. It leads out of town from here."
"I see," the stranger stroked his chin, "What if I really want to go in and take a look?"
Man in white robe:?
He was puzzled and was about to blurt out "I told you it can't pass" when the next second, he heard a crisp snap of fingers.
“Pah.”
Then came the following sentence: "Then from now on, no one here can see me."
"Well... as for you, forget this memory," Bai Jinshu pointed his finger at the man in white robe, "You don't remember anyone passing by here, nor do you remember the conversation that just happened."
The man in white robe was in a daze. He felt as if something in his brain was being quickly taken away and then quickly filled.
He stood there for a few seconds, then strangely came to his senses, shook his head, and returned to his previous seat.
And in front of him, two figures walked in openly.
After using the word spirit to make everyone ignore them, the sound in the road began to sound again.
This time, because the distance was closer, I could hear it more clearly.
"Bernie, you shouldn't come back to Northrend at this time, and you shouldn't say such things at this time." It was a calm female voice.
"You have always been a very smart child," the old man's voice said, "I never thought you would be so immature as to believe in those false gods."
"The Goddess of Radiance is a real god!" a male voice argued, "I witnessed it with my own eyes! I just suggested at the festival that Buddy go there to heal his leg!"
"Provocation, this is a blatant provocation!" someone screamed, "Today is the Father God's festival, and you dare to mention other gods at his festival!"
"Northrend is your hometown, and the God of Ocean and Fertility is our father. You should correct your mistakes as soon as possible and come back to us!"
"…How is it wrong?" the man muttered unwillingly.
…
Bai Jinshu watched from the side for a long time and finally figured out what was going on.
He and Huai Jiamu accidentally got lost and ran into the scene where pagans were being dealt with in Hydrania.
It’s no wonder that pagans appear here.
As a small town on the edge of an archipelago country, the industry here can only rely on merchant ship trade and silverfish fishing. When the sea is closed, a large number of young and middle-aged laborers on the entire island will be unemployed, and most of these people will probably choose to leave their hometown and go elsewhere to make a living.
The person surrounded in the middle is one of them.
Listening to their conversation, I found out that this man named Bernard is a native of the town. During the sea closure period more than half a year ago, he followed the last caravan in the town to other countries on land.
"Half a year ago..." Bai Jin calculated the time and nudged Huai Jiamu with his elbow. "According to the time in this instance, how long ago was the [War of Faith] opened?"
"Three months ago." Huai Jiamu calculated.
"That means... not long after he left, the gods descended..." Bai Jinshu pinched his chin, thinking, "The title of Glowing Goddess is a little familiar..."
"It's Taiyang," Huai Jiamu replied, "a member of the Foundation's pioneering team."
"Oh, it's them," Bai Jinshu suddenly realized, "That means Bernard followed the caravan to the east... That's really far."
According to his observations in the sky, this world called Theodilance is much larger than the Earth, roughly estimated to be seven or eight times larger than the Earth. It is really far to travel from this archipelago to the countries in the southeast.
But this also indirectly explains why he believes in the sun.
The first gods to descend upon this world were the six pioneers of the Foundation. They believed in the sun, and their country must have been the country where the first group of gods descended.
After discovering the rules of this space, the pioneers quickly seized the opportunity and began to attract believers. The sun showed... the miracle of resurrecting the dead? Otherwise, Bernard would not have asked his companions to go to the Goddess of Radiance to heal his legs, right?
"What power does this Goddess of Radiance have? Healer? Wet nurse?" Bai Jinshu leaned on Huai Jiamu and guessed with interest, "Do you think it's real or just acting?"
"It's hard to say." Huai Jiamu stood straight, letting Bai Jinshu, who had become boneless since entering this space, lean on his shoulder. He pondered for a moment, "When they started to recruit believers, they should have been in the Foundation's exploration period. During this period, there was still the Foundation in this space, so they could use the mall miracle."
"But there are very few mall miracles that can provide treatment," Bai Jinshu chuckled. "It would be great if it were a miracle. If it's not a miracle..."
A goddess who controls all-powerful healing... In the later stages, she will most likely have an undead army.
It will be difficult then.
However, this is not the issue they should be concerned about now. The Glowing Church is now one of the largest sects in the world. Anyone who knows about this knows that the power displayed by the Glowing Goddess is healing. There are many people who want to kill her in the early stage, so there is no need for them to worry even though they are thousands of miles away.
Now...it seems that the most important thing to pay attention to is this poor pagan.
"Guess the prize without a prize," Bai Jinshu stood up a little straighter and snapped his fingers. "Tell me, how will this group of people treat their childhood friends, the younger generation they watched grow up, the children of their old friends... and the pagans who now believe in paganism?"
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